Chapter 86: The Void's True Twilight Years, an Era Draws to a Close

No matter what the future holds.

At least this hurdle before them, Gu Xuan and the Void passed through once again.

Most worth mentioning among them was that he preserved the longevity immortal essence painstakingly accumulated within the Void body; otherwise it would be very difficult for him to achieve Nirvana into a Third Life.

Even with the help of an immortal-nurturing place like the Cheng Immortal Pond on the Honghuang Ancient Star, it was the same, because that could only count as an external factor.

And now.

Although the Void was old and decrepit, his gaze dim and colorless, within his body a faint strand of immortal light flickered weakly.

That was the light of hope for him to live out the next life.

Of course, only someone at Gu Xuan's level, and close at hand, could see this.

Finally.

"I shall preach the Dao to you all for one month."

Above the Qingyun Holy Land rose Gu Xuan's clear voice; though not loud, it echoed through the entire land.

This undoubtedly drove the many cultivators who had come on pilgrimage into ecstasy.

For what they had long yearned for, besides coming to pay respects to the present-day god to show reverence and gratitude, was mainly to be able to hear the preaching of the Dao.

And in the star universe, still more people crossed over to arrive.

To be able to listen to the Dao arts beneath a Great Accomplished Holy Body who had lived two lives and nearly thirty thousand years was, for any cultivator, a priceless great opportunity and great fortune!

Times change and the world turns; over thirty thousand years, the cultivators of the Human Realm have changed generation after generation.

But the fame of the Great Accomplished Holy Body still endures in the world.

And the ancestors of these cultivators had all once heard Gu Xuan preach the Dao; that immense harvest was indescribable, passed down by them in various ways, causing the people of the world to long for it.

And now they too had the chance to personally obtain such an opportunity.

A full month.

Gu Xuan sat cross-legged on a Dao Platform in the void to preach the Dao, with chaotic qi swirling around—this was the natural emanation of supreme breath, which he did not deliberately control.

Scriptures filled the sky, falling down and transforming into vast showers of light rain, moving everyone deeply, with many falling into states of enlightenment.

At his current realm, the Dao he preached pointed directly at the origin of heaven and earth, containing the ultimate truth of returning to simplicity; every word and phrase could inspire the spiritual inspiration of all living beings and resolve the great doubts that had troubled them for hundreds or thousands of years.

In the vast Taiyu, Dao Lotuses grew everywhere; from the heavens fell crystal-clear petals, and on the earth holy springs gurgled forth.

The entire Qingyun Holy Land was filled with purple qi coming from the east, with inexhaustible auspicious qi, refreshing the mind and allowing natural enlightenment.

All who came to listen to the Dao gained something; those with great gains had serene minds and directly broke through in enlightenment, advancing a realm, while those with small gains deepened their understanding, and their secret techniques or Dao arts improved slightly.

This benefit was deeply stored in their Dao Foundations, bringing indescribable benefits to their future cultivation and enlightenment, and would play a great role at critical moments.

This was the Dao cultivation of the present-day Great Accomplished Holy Body, unfathomable; to all living beings he was like the Universe Supreme God—merely listening to his preaching for dozens of days surpassed hundreds of years of bitter cultivation.

One month later, the preaching ended.

Inside and outside the Qingyun Holy Land, countless cultivators awoke from enlightenment, their faces showing reluctance, but they soon came to their senses.

"Thank you, Great Accomplished Holy Body Senior!"

Unknown numbers of people performed great bows toward the sky, and there were also countless cultivators of many other races, too many to count.

Every one of them was beyond excited.

Many even kowtowed repeatedly, feeling that only thus could they express the gratitude in their hearts, for the cultivation obstacles that had troubled them for many years had been removed.

Finally.

After people raised their heads, they discovered that the Dao Platform in the void had already disappeared without a trace.

The preaching had ended; though the crowd was reluctant to part, they still left, for they did not dare disturb the Holy Body's quiet cultivation.

The Eastern Desolation Ji Family.

People also came here to pay respects to the Void Great Emperor, grateful that he had once again quelled the Dark Turmoil.

And with the Ji Family's External Affairs Personnel receiving them, the Void himself did not appear.

In this life, the time remaining to him was not much, and he used it only to accompany his family.

……

One year later.

From the Eastern Desolation Ji Family spread a shocking and earth-shaking fluctuation, desperate and desolate.

Everyone perceived it; it was an aura of Dao Transformation, covering the sky and earth, sweeping through the entire Great Universe.

"Is the Void Great Emperor really going to pass away through Dao Transformation?"

The whole world was shaken!

All living beings were in turmoil—some grieved, some remembered, some felt relieved, and some were skeptical...

For over a thousand years ago, the Void Great Emperor and the Great Accomplished Holy Body had set up a scheme; at that time, the aura of Dao Transformation had surged through the Heavens and Worlds, shaking the Human Realm.

And this time, the Void Great Emperor seemed to have no reason to do it again.

And he had already reached over fifteen thousand years of age in his Second Life.

For a Great Emperor, this was also a long lifespan, surpassing many Celestial Venerables, Ancient Emperors, and Great Emperors since time immemorial.

On this day.

Several great Life Forbidden Zones of Beidou, silent for a long time, all sent out movements.

Boom boom boom—heaven and earth's Great Dao became chaotic, accompanied by an extremely powerful divine sense reaching out to scrutinize this part of heaven and earth belonging to the Ji Family.

Faintly, there also came terrifying private whispers, as if ancient demon gods were plotting something, causing the people of the world to tremble with fear.

"Void, are you really going to die..."

"Living to this lifespan can be called rare."

However.

These powerful divine senses ultimately discovered nothing.

Because this region of the Ji family had long been covered by the Void Great Emperor himself with endless Void Array Patterns, no one could peer into it.

And the Life Forbidden Zone ultimately did not transmit any further disturbances; the universe seemed somewhat peaceful.

And this could actually be said to be somewhat unusual!

In ancient history, many Dang Shi Zui Zun in their twilight years or at the time of sitting transformation were accompanied by terrifying events.

The Taiyang Sheng Huang and Taiyin Human Emperor of the Ancient Era...

The successive Great Completion Holy Bodies since the Desolate Ancient Era.

There are even records vaguely mentioning that the Yuan Emperor of the Ancient Era, and the Xi Huang Mu from tens of thousands of years ago, were also not peaceful during their sitting transformation periods.

That scene was extremely eerie just from reading the records.

Blood rain and gory winds between Heaven and Earth, yin winds howling, pouring blood rain fell, as if a terrifying hell had opened, and as if Heaven and Earth were shattered, the world reaching the end of destruction.

And among them accompanied by extremely angry roars, suspected to be emitted by a supreme expert, because the aura was too overpowering.

But the people of the world were too far from that realm to know what actually happened at that time.

Only when reaching the current height of Gu Xuan and the Void Great Emperor could they roughly guess the inside story.

Part of it was related to Di Fu and other Life Forbidden Zones.

Another part should be related to the greatest conspirator since time immemorial.

In fact.

In this life, if not for the existence of Gu Xuan, the Void Great Emperor's twilight years would absolutely not be peaceful!

It was very likely one of the most tragic calamities since ancient times!

But now.

Although Gu Xuan was around twenty thousand years old in his Second Life, looking white-haired, he had not yet reached true twilight years, shocking and amazing the world.

Besides this, there was also the fame they built by killing their way out together, deterring all Life Forbidden Zones!

No Forbidden Zone supreme expert dared to rashly show themselves under these circumstances, cutting off their own chance to become immortals.

Even one of the greatest conspirators since time immemorial, after weighing the pros and cons, ultimately did not act.

Eastern Wasteland.

Starting from above the Qingyun Holy Land, a Golden Light Avenue extended, arriving at the Ji family in a single step.

Everyone in the world knew this was the Great Completion Holy Body coming to visit the Void Great Emperor.

Everyone in the world was curious, wanting to know what these two supreme experts of the current age would say and do at such a moment.

However.

All piercing divine eyes could not see, blocked by dense Void Array Patterns.

Deep within the Ji family, Void Hall.

"Void Great Emperor, are you prepared?"

Gu Xuan's eyes were bright, looking concernedly at the aged Void Great Emperor before him.

"I am prepared, only I did not expect that in this life, it would be Senior you protecting my Dao again..."

The Void Great Emperor opened his eyes filled with wrinkles and said with a bitter smile.

"Fool... between you and me, why be so polite?" Gu Xuan smiled slightly.

Under a friendship of ten thousand years, the two were already kindred spirits, each other's most reliable comrades, able to fully entrust life and death to one another.

"Indeed, I've already taken so many advantages from Senior; I don't mind basking in a bit more glory."

The Void Great Emperor also made a self-deprecating remark.

Originally, his personality was deep and solemn, not given to laughter, but that was the natural result of bearing incomparably heavy pressure.

But in recent years, the situation in the universe no longer had that former terrifying oppression.

And the Void Great Emperor had such a bosom friend as Gu Xuan; between them they could discuss scriptures and the Dao, verify and corroborate, and his personality had become much more cheerful.

"Let's go."

Both concealed Heavenly Secrets with Chaos, disappearing from the world; no one knew where they went.

Honghuang Ancient Star.

Cheng Immortal Pond.

"How are the chances?"

Looking at the Cheng Immortal Pond gathered with immortal essence before him, Gu Xuan asked the Void Great Emperor beside him.

"These years, I observed the Ginseng Fruit Tree and condensed some undying substances within my body; although not many, they are about enough."

The Void Great Emperor's aura was near Total Annihilation, but faintly within his body there was a trace of extremely weak life force.

"That's good, and it can only be so; pity that we cannot open a passage to the Strange World." Gu Xuan sighed softly.

Before this.

He and the Void Great Emperor once concealed Heavenly Secrets with Chaos and came to Ying Huo Gu Xing.

Just as before, they set up endless Void Array Patterns, and the two joined forces to attack the Cheng Xian Tong Dao beneath the Sea Eye, trying to obtain some Immortal Dao Essence again.

Due to the protection of the array patterns, everyone in the outside world, including the Forbidden Zones, could not know the details of this place.

At most they could guess that the two were verifying and corroborating as usual, but absolutely could not guess the two's true purpose.

But the result was regrettable.

This passage to the Strange World, perhaps because Gu Xuan had attacked it once before, had become even more solid.

Without one or two Heavenly Emperor Level experts, it was absolutely impossible to break through, and absolutely impossible to obtain Immortal Dao Essence again.

And neither Gu Xuan nor the Void Great Emperor was quite close to that step.

This undoubtedly cast a shadow over the Void Great Emperor's Nirvana into a Third Life.

The two originally planned that if there was Immortal Dao Essence, the probability of Void's Nirvana success would greatly increase, and the time might also be greatly shortened.

In fact.

If Gu Xuan were given a bit more time, breaking through the Ten Thousand Daos to become Emperor, or Void living out a Third Life, there was a high probability of reaching that level of Combat Power.

But Time Waits for No One; Void had already reached the Critical Moment of Nirvana and could wait no longer.

Of Course.

In their First Lives, to pacify the Dark Turmoil, both paid an extremely Desperate price, injuring their Origin.

This may also be the reason they fell one step short now.

But whatever the reason, a shortfall is a shortfall; Void could only use the little Longevity Immortal Essence he had Accumulated to Attempt Nirvana for a Third Life.

And this already counted as a not bad result.

There is hope, at least better than Despair!

"Senior, this Nirvana of mine, the time is uncertain — perhaps Thousands of Years, perhaps tens of thousands of years — just don't know how you will Nirvana when the time comes?"

Void looked at Gu Xuan with some Worry.

Because although Gu Xuan's Qi and Blood had not yet dried up, by this time he was already nearly twenty thousand years old.

Since ancient times, there have been very few Emperors and Heavenly Emperors who could live to this age in a Second Life.

It was very obvious that Gu Xuan also faintly showed a trace of Old Age; perhaps in a few thousand more years he would also reach the end of this life.

"No matter, I have always been Nourishing that strand of Immortal Dao Essence within my body, and these years observing the White Tiger Undying Medicine, I have also gained some insights; Rest Assured."

Gu Xuan's eyes shone brightly, comforting Void.

"That's good..." Void let out a light breath, but in the blink of an eye, worry reappeared between his brows, "Just, I fear that at the Critical Period, those people in the Forbidden Zone might Make a Move, and Senior you may also need to Be Careful of the Undying Heavenly Emperor."

He felt deeply guilty for being unable to help Gu Xuan.

Emperors naturally possess a kind of Shocking spiritual perception.

Whether it was him or Gu Xuan, both faintly sensed that the Life Forbidden Zone or the Undying Heavenly Emperor might have some movements.

Even the Emperors Supreme who have always Hibernated in the Unknown Place — who knows if they will Act.

Moreover, after these years of Bloody Battle, those people will surely choose an opportune moment, especially Gu Xuan's true Old Age!

Truly, if they don't act then it's over; once they act, it will definitely be Shocking!

Gu Xuan looked toward the Outside Domain, his gaze cold, "Rest assured, I have a clear idea in my heart; if these people don't come it's fine, if they really come, I will have Preparation."

The conversation having reached this point, the Two People finally delayed no longer.

"Then Senior, Appointment..."

Void bowed to Gu Xuan, then slowly Submerged into the Cheng Immortal Pond, immersing his entire body within it.

Not long after.

With some strange change occurring within his body, the Great Dao in the entire Universe also thoroughly underwent change.

The Universe Trembles; everyone sensed it — that was the Qi aura of a Great Emperor passing away.

Even more cultivators Perceived that the Heaven's Heart marks all detached and emerged!

This Moment, the Nine Heavens Ten Earths all Trembled!

Has the Void Great Emperor just gone to his Curtain Call like this?!

The era of the Dual Supremes is finally going to end?

The world Sighs with Emotion, deeply moved.

Some Wept, grieving and Mourning endlessly for this Human Race Great Emperor who guarded the world for over twenty thousand years.

Some sighed that as long as one is human, one Ultimately cannot escape Birth Old Age Sickness Death; even the mightiest Great Emperor has the day of passing away.

Some living beings Secretly Rejoiced; this Human Race Great Emperor had suppressed the world for too long — a full twenty-five thousand years — pressing down their clan until they felt no chance to Raise Head.

Of Course, a few cultivators also felt matters might not be that simple.

Back then the Great Accomplishment Holy Body was able to Reincarnate a Second Life; with such a precedent, perhaps the Void Great Emperor might also Replicate such a miracle.

But this is ultimately just Speculation; no one can Verify it.

And after the Life Forbidden Zone had a brief Movement, it returned once more to the ancient silence.

Ultimately no one came out to Cause Trouble.

But Gu Xuan's heart was cold; he knew all this was ultimately only Temporary.

(Chapter End)